Dash and Door Speaker alternative, installation, and review

[L_P]

I think the infinitys are awesome if they are powered correctly, infact they are loud as hell and clear. However using the factory amp they are useless. as for the imaging, I think the dash is still a decent location, I personally dont like the door spot unless you aim them correctly. Personally the 3S's are not well designed for audio, look at the location of the 6x9's and how they are aimed. Audio is a matter of preferance more then anything anyway. myself I like clear music and highs, I also like bass but a good balance of both. Mids must exsist in my world but not to be prominate. each person has their own likes and dislikes. if I would have known about the diamonds before I went and spent all this bloody money on a infinity setup with amps I would have checked out all of my options, but I would only buy what I could listen to first.
-John

And I love the place you put your X-Overs dave, I think I am going to use that location also. right now I have them under the passenger seat with the amp just tapped into the wires from there. luckly pretty easy to remove them and move them.

[Deb]

Originally Posted by golfpro

LOL. This must be the famous Deb from who (until now) no speaker was safe.

As a husband and wife owner family I understand the importance of "balanced" upgrades. I learned early on that if I plan on doing something to my car it goes much smoother if I first do something to my wife's.

2 weeks ago it was a new gauge pod and a couple of cool digital gauges for her car. This week, my new amp is on the way to power up the component speakers I've had sitting on the shelf for 6 months. As Yoda says, "Balance there must be."

Thanks, Dave, for the pics and write-up. I'm definitely checking out Diamond Audio's gear.

-golfpro

I hope you upgrade your wife's car more than my husband does mine! He does wash it a lot though. I'm still waiting for him to put my summer tires back on. It's embarassing to drive it with these tires on it!

[golfpro]

Originally Posted by Deb

I hope you upgrade your wife's car more than my husband does mine!

She gets whatever she asks for. Mostly, it's just been a little dress up here and there and meticulous detailing. Performance-wise, it's pure stock and that's just how she likes it.

Originally Posted by Deb

It's embarassing to drive it with these tires on it!

Dave, that's a hint. That's a BIG hint.

-golfpro

[rburnett]

Tweeters sound fine in the dash...until you hear what they sound like in the doors. I drove around for 2 years with my component tweeters in the dash and thought it was perfect. One day I helped a friend put tweeters in the base of his A-pillar. It sounded so clear and detailed that it put my setup to shame. I immediately moved my tweeters to the upper "triangle" on my doors and aimed them toward the center of the car, eye-level. The difference in sound quality was amazing, like night and day.

[JoshAnker]

excellent write up! I'll definitely refer back to it when I do my audio upgrades

[crshkd69]

Excellent upgrade. They sound great, the only thing that is missing is a subwoofer to compliment them.

[Dave57]

Originally Posted by crshkd69

Excellent upgrade. They sound great, the only thing that is missing is a subwoofer to compliment them.

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